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Fair ~ High: 88°F ~ Low: 68°F Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Students to get two-year certificates
Posted Friday, June 14, at 1:00 PM June 14, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- There are some Arkansas students who have completed the relevant course work for a certificate from a two-year college, but they have never received recognition for their achievement because they transferred from one institution to another in the middle of their college career...
May revenue report looking up June 7, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- State government's revenue report for May had more encouraging news about economic growth in Arkansas. More people are working, as indicated by increases in the amounts of individual income taxes that employers withheld from workers' paychecks. Also, the amount that the state collected in sales taxes exceeded expectations, which means people were spending money and generating economic activity...
State takes measures to ensure financial accountability May 31, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The resignation of the state Treasurer highlights a much-needed cleanup bill approved by the legislature earlier this year in the regular session, Act 1088 of 2013 to provide for prudent management of state treasury funds...
Academic challenge scholarships deadline nears May 24, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The deadline for applying for Academic Challenge Scholarships is June 1, and the applications are available online at the website of the state Higher Education Department. That address is: http://www.adhe.edu High school graduates who intend to go to an Arkansas college or university are eligible if their grade point average is 2.5 on a scale of 4.0, with an "A" being a 4.0 and a "B" being a 3.0. ...
Schools get funding for capital projects May 17, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas school districts applied for state aid in paying for 381 capital projects over the next two years, and 263 of them were approved. The Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Commission distributed more than $212 million to Arkansas schools for projects such as new roofs, heating and air conditioning systems, building renovations and additions...
State to go after Medicaid fraud May 10, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- Thanks to legislation approved during the 2013 regular session, the state will set up an Office of Inspector General charged specifically with investigating fraud and abuse in the $5 billion-a-year Medicaid program. Under Act 1499 of 2013, the inspector general must have at least 10 years' experience investigating fraud, prosecuting fraud, auditing or comparable experience in detecting fraud in the health care industry...
State economy rebounds May 3, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas economy is rebounding modestly, according to finance officials who recently upgraded the budget forecast for state government. The administration rarely changes its official forecast for state government revenue. ...
Governor vetoes election bills; others pass April 26, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- Although the governor vetoed three Senate bills that would change Arkansas election laws, several other important election bills were enacted during the 2013 legislative session. On April 23, the final day of the 100-day session, the governor vetoed Senate Bills 719, 720 and 721. If the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the House Speaker agree to call the legislature back into session before May 17, lawmakers could consider overriding the vetoes...
Legislature used new technology this year April 19, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- Although much about the 2013 legislative session was new and different, it was like previous sessions in the long hours and hectic pace at which legislators worked to finish business on difficult and challenging issues...
Voter bills may go on ballot April 12, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The Joint State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee chose three proposed constitutional amendments to refer to voters. If the Senate and House both agree with the committee's decision, the three will be on the 2014 general election ballot. However, other measures could emerge from the 2013 session. In each regular session, the legislature may refer up to three proposed amendments for Arkansas voters to decide in a statewide election...
Arkansas expands health insurance coverage April 5, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- With the eyes of the nation watching intently, the Arkansas Senate approved legislation to expand health insurance coverage to 250,000 adults. Arkansas would be the first state in the union to propose a "private option" model for the uninsured. The option would provide them private health insurance rather than adding them to government Medicaid rolls...
Tax cuts pass legislature March 29, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- Tax cut legislation advanced in both chambers of the General Assembly. The House Committee on Revenue and Taxation advanced HB 1585 to reduce state income taxes. It would cut the state's 7 percent income tax rate to 6.875 percent on taxable income of $44,000 and above. The 7 percent rate now applies to taxable income of $34,000 and up...
Several bills will lower state taxes March 22, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- As lawmakers turn their focus to fiscal matters, several bills to lower state taxes made steady progress through the legislative process. The total amount of tax cuts that will be enacted during the 2013 legislative session is estimated to be more than $100 million a year. ...
School choice bill being worked on March 15, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The Senate Education Committee is putting long hours into making sure that Arkansas' new school choice law strikes the right balance. Co-sponsors of the school choice bill want parents to have every opportunity to send their children to the best possible schools in their area, regardless of district boundaries. School choice is good for families, and it also creates competitive incentives for school administrators to improve their schools...
Medicaid compromise in the works March 8, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The legislature and the governor appear to have come closer to a compromise on how to enroll an additional 250,000 low-income Arkansans into the state Medicaid program. At the beginning of the session the governor proposed expanding Medicaid by adding about 250,000 working class Arkansans. They are adults making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level...
Senate overrides governor's veto of anti-abortion bill LITTLE ROCK -- The Senate approved two far reaching anti-abortion bills, overriding the governor's veto in the process. Also last week, the Senate voted to restructure lottery scholarships to make sure the Academic Challenge Scholarship program is financially secure...
Senate passes voter ID bill February 23, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The Senate passed legislation that I sponsored to require voters to present a photo ID in order to get a ballot, and to set up a process by which voters can get a free identity card at their local county clerks' office...
Legislators file 37 amendment proposals Feb. 15, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- In every regular session the legislature may refer three proposed constitutional amendments to Arkansas voters. Last week saw the deadline for legislators to introduce proposed amendments, and 37 were filed. The 18 filed by senators were referred to the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the 19 filed by representatives went to the House State Agencies Committee. The proposals are in the form of Senate and House Joint Resolutions...
Senate approves legislation on state executions February 8, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The Senate approved legislation that replaces the Arkansas law on methods of executing inmates who have been convicted of capital murder. SB 237 is a bipartisan bill that sets out procedures to be used by the Correction Department when administering a lethal injection of drugs when executing convicted inmates...
New steel mill will create jobs February 1, 2013 LITTLE ROCK -- The state Capitol was the scene for some very good news when the governor, legislators and officials of the state Economic Development Commission announced that a steel mill would be built in northeast Arkansas that will hire about 525 workers...
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Hot topics Students to get two-year certificates(0 ~ 1:00 PM, Jun 14)
May revenue report looking up
State takes measures to ensure financial accountability
Academic challenge scholarships deadline nears
Schools get funding for capital projects
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